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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
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</thead>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     159,343</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      52,580</td>
<td class="r data">      64,275</td>
<td class="r data">         734</td>
<td class="r data">      41,655</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">    26.1</td>
<td class="r data">    39.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     195,166</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      63,760</td>
<td class="r data">      81,902</td>
<td class="r data">         929</td>
<td class="r data">      48,486</td>
<td class="r data">          89</td>
<td class="r data">    24.8</td>
<td class="r data">    37.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     217,122</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      80,774</td>
<td class="r data">      88,723</td>
<td class="r data">       1,990</td>
<td class="r data">      45,530</td>
<td class="r data">         105</td>
<td class="r data">    21.0</td>
<td class="r data">    33.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     210,484</td>
<td class="r data">         275</td>
<td class="r data">      81,179</td>
<td class="r data">      86,390</td>
<td class="r data">       2,062</td>
<td class="r data">      40,496</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">    19.3</td>
<td class="r data">    31.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     208,044</td>
<td class="r data">         359</td>
<td class="r data">      84,724</td>
<td class="r data">      83,505</td>
<td class="r data">       2,258</td>
<td class="r data">      37,082</td>
<td class="r data">         116</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
<td class="r data">    30.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     191,463</td>
<td class="r data">         488</td>
<td class="r data">      81,462</td>
<td class="r data">      74,410</td>
<td class="r data">       2,403</td>
<td class="r data">      32,598</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">    17.1</td>
<td class="r data">    29.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     184,415</td>
<td class="r data">         988</td>
<td class="r data">      79,118</td>
<td class="r data">      71,152</td>
<td class="r data">       2,323</td>
<td class="r data">      30,727</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">    16.8</td>
<td class="r data">    29.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     178,691</td>
<td class="r data">       3,419</td>
<td class="r data">      78,156</td>
<td class="r data">      65,941</td>
<td class="r data">       2,286</td>
<td class="r data">      28,788</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">    16.4</td>
<td class="r data">    29.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     172,168</td>
<td class="r data">      10,023</td>
<td class="r data">      76,236</td>
<td class="r data">      57,972</td>
<td class="r data">       2,151</td>
<td class="r data">      25,673</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">    15.8</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     165,651</td>
<td class="r data">      13,486</td>
<td class="r data">      72,803</td>
<td class="r data">      53,593</td>
<td class="r data">       2,138</td>
<td class="r data">      23,547</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">    15.5</td>
<td class="r data">    29.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     148,373</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      52,114</td>
<td class="r data">      61,288</td>
<td class="r data">         720</td>
<td class="r data">      34,158</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">    23.0</td>
<td class="r data">    35.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     182,200</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      63,217</td>
<td class="r data">      78,107</td>
<td class="r data">         896</td>
<td class="r data">      39,900</td>
<td class="r data">          80</td>
<td class="r data">    21.9</td>
<td class="r data">    33.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     202,852</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      79,777</td>
<td class="r data">      84,472</td>
<td class="r data">       1,913</td>
<td class="r data">      36,593</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">    18.0</td>
<td class="r data">    29.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     196,319</td>
<td class="r data">         263</td>
<td class="r data">      80,189</td>
<td class="r data">      82,206</td>
<td class="r data">       2,012</td>
<td class="r data">      31,572</td>
<td class="r data">          77</td>
<td class="r data">    16.1</td>
<td class="r data">    27.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     193,598</td>
<td class="r data">         348</td>
<td class="r data">      83,900</td>
<td class="r data">      79,190</td>
<td class="r data">       2,154</td>
<td class="r data">      27,892</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">    14.4</td>
<td class="r data">    25.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     177,885</td>
<td class="r data">         467</td>
<td class="r data">      80,777</td>
<td class="r data">      70,393</td>
<td class="r data">       2,314</td>
<td class="r data">      23,840</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">    13.4</td>
<td class="r data">    24.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     170,875</td>
<td class="r data">         922</td>
<td class="r data">      78,456</td>
<td class="r data">      67,323</td>
<td class="r data">       2,210</td>
<td class="r data">      21,860</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">    12.9</td>
<td class="r data">    24.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     164,362</td>
<td class="r data">       3,194</td>
<td class="r data">      77,496</td>
<td class="r data">      62,213</td>
<td class="r data">       2,186</td>
<td class="r data">      19,181</td>
<td class="r data">          92</td>
<td class="r data">    11.9</td>
<td class="r data">    23.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     158,685</td>
<td class="r data">       9,383</td>
<td class="r data">      75,582</td>
<td class="r data">      54,777</td>
<td class="r data">       2,047</td>
<td class="r data">      16,794</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">    11.2</td>
<td class="r data">    22.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     152,585</td>
<td class="r data">      12,714</td>
<td class="r data">      72,236</td>
<td class="r data">      50,536</td>
<td class="r data">       2,053</td>
<td class="r data">      14,970</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">    10.7</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      10,969</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      12,966</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         543</td>
<td class="r data">       3,795</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">       8,586</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    66.2</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      14,268</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         995</td>
<td class="r data">       4,251</td>
<td class="r data">          77</td>
<td class="r data">       8,937</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    62.6</td>
<td class="r data">    67.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      14,165</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         990</td>
<td class="r data">       4,184</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">       8,924</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    63.1</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      14,444</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         822</td>
<td class="r data">       4,315</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">       9,190</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      13,576</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         683</td>
<td class="r data">       4,017</td>
<td class="r data">          89</td>
<td class="r data">       8,758</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    64.6</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      13,539</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">         661</td>
<td class="r data">       3,829</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">       8,867</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      14,327</td>
<td class="r data">         225</td>
<td class="r data">         659</td>
<td class="r data">       3,727</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">       9,607</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    68.1</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      13,483</td>
<td class="r data">         640</td>
<td class="r data">         654</td>
<td class="r data">       3,195</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">       8,879</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      13,066</td>
<td class="r data">         772</td>
<td class="r data">         567</td>
<td class="r data">       3,057</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">       8,577</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    69.8</td>
<td class="r data">    73.2</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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